About the Event
The Maryland International CCI Planning Committee is delighted to announce prize money of $30,000 for the Maryland International CCI and HT.
Join us for a day in the country with Sugarloaf Mountain as our backdrop while you watch some of the top eventers in the world. The event is free to spectators and visitors are encouraged to attend! Enhance your spectator experience with a Highland Club Membership.
Located in Adamstown, Maryland, we enjoy a prime location just outside Frederick, a convenient 30-minute drive from Leesburg, VA, and only 50 minutes away from both DC and Baltimore.
Make Loch Moy Farm a summer equestrian destination on your calendar. With food, spectacular views, competition, and horses, there is something for everyone at the Maryland International!
The Maryland International offers FEI levels from CCI-S 1*, 2*, 3*, 4*, as well as National divisions from Training through Advanced.
*FEI stands for Fédération Equestre Internationale, or the International Equestrian Federation, and it is the governing body of international equestrian sport.
Thank you to our FEI Division Sponsors:
Thank you to our Prize Sponsors:
About the Course Designer: Andrew Heffernan
The Maryland Horse Trials welcomes international course designer Andrew Heffernan as Cross Country Course Designer for the 2025 Maryland International as well as Maryland Horse Trials II and Maryland Horse Trials III.
Andrew is widely regarded as one of the most promising up and coming course designers. He can draw on his extensive experience as a competitor with past entries at the CCI5* level, including Badminton, Burghley, and Luhmühlen to design tracks to successfully challenge horse and rider. Andrew’s course designs effectively combine technicality, athleticism, and artistic elements to provide a thrilling and memorable experience for competitors and spectators alike. He has designed up to CCI4* level in the UK, where he is currently the course designer for the prestigious Bramham Park Horse Trials.
Maryland International Equestrian Foundation
The Maryland International Equestrian Foundation (“MDIEF”) is a nonprofit organization whose mission is to promote and preserve equestrian sports at all levels and provide funding for the development of dedicated riders from diverse backgrounds to compete at the top levels of our sport.
With your support MIEF has:
- Implemented three (3) scholarship programs for Junior Riders, Adult Amateur Riders and FEI riders
- Initiated an International Rider Travel Grant program for the Maryland 5* at Fair Hill
- Community Involvement by supporting local charities
- Educational programs
- Improve and maintain competition venue and,
- Ensure competitors, horses, volunteers, and spectators have an ideal and safe competition environment
For International Eventing to stay in Maryland, we need to support the sport by attending and participating in events like the Maryland International!
Questions?
If you have questions about the event or are interested in being a sponsor, contact [email protected].
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